The video begins with Ann Reardon, a food scientist and YouTube personality, debunking a viral video that claims to show a simple method for creating a chocolate hand. Ann tests the method, but it doesn't work as advertised. She explains that the video is fake and that the creators likely used a different method to achieve the desired result.
Ann then moves on to debunk another video that claims to show a simple method for making watermelon sorbet. She tests the method and finds that it doesn't work as advertised, and that the creators likely used an ice cream machine to achieve the desired result.
Next, Ann discusses a company called Media Partisans, which owns several YouTube channels that produce viral content. She explains that the company's business model is based on creating content that is designed to go viral, rather than creating high-quality content that is accurate and informative.
Ann then debunks a video that claims to show a simple method for making a Coke pie. She tests the method and finds that it doesn't work as advertised, and that the creators likely used a different method to achieve the desired result.
Finally, Ann discusses the importance of being critical of the content we consume online, and the need to verify information before accepting it as true. She also discusses the role of social media platforms in promoting viral content, and the potential consequences of spreading misinformation.
Throughout the video, Ann also answers questions from her viewers, including one about the safety of carbonating milk and another about the potential liability of YouTube for hosting videos that promote dangerous or violent content.
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1. Ann Reardon is the host of the "How to Cook That" show.
2. The show is debunking fake hacks from across the internet.
3. The first hack they test is making a chocolate dessert using a hand mold.
4. The hack is from a channel called "Dessert Tricks" that claims to show recipes only known to pastry chefs.
5. The hack involves pouring chocolate over a person's hand, but it does not work as shown in the video.
6. The host, Ann, modifies the method to make it work using compound chocolate.
7. The hack is not suitable for serving in a restaurant due to the presence of fingerprints.
8. The company behind the channel, "Dessert Tricks", is called Media Partisans.
9. Media Partisans was founded in 2014 in Germany by a couple of guys.
10. The company started with a news website called Heftig.co.
11. They then moved on to create theme-based websites and videos.
12. They have more than 70 employees making videos in 10 different languages.
13. They have 43 different channels, bringing in a total of 1.3 billion video views a month.
14. The host, Ann, has a recipe for making a chocolate hand using cocoa powder and melted chocolate.
15. The recipe involves dipping a person's hand into the chocolate to create a mold.
16. The host, Ann, also debunks a hack from a channel called "5-Minute Crafts" that claims to show a gardening hack using a cactus.
17. The hack involves putting seeds from a dragon fruit inside a cactus and adding toothpicks to join it back together.
18. The host, Ann, tries to make a watermelon sorbet using a hack from a channel called "Scrumdiddlyumptious".
19. The hack involves pouring watermelon juice into a container and freezing it.
20. The host, Ann, explains that the hack does not work because watermelon is mainly water and will freeze solid.
21. The host, Ann, also debunks a hack from a channel called "Janelle" that claims to show a recipe for a Coca-Cola pie.
22. The hack involves pouring Coca-Cola into a pastry case and adding sugar, flour, and butter.
23. The host, Ann, explains that the hack does not work because the Coca-Cola does not taste like Coca-Cola in the finished pie.
24. The host, Ann, also tries to make a carbonated milk using a SodaStream machine.
25. The host, Ann, explains that the carbonated milk tastes like sour milk due to the formation of carbonic acid.
26. The host, Ann, receives a question from a viewer about whether YouTube can be sued for hosting dangerous content.
27. The host, Ann, explains that YouTube is not liable for hosting dangerous content due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
28. The host, Ann, also explains that the terms of service on YouTube absolve the platform of all liability related to videos.
29. The host, Ann, advises viewers to be careful what they watch on YouTube and not to believe everything they see.